Engineering Team Manager

Role: Engineering Team Manager

Salary: Up to £65K

Contract type: Full-time. We offer flexibility of working hours and location.

Location: Bristol (hybrid) We ask all team members to come into the office at least 3 x per quarter.

A bit about us 

Since 2007, we’ve been making it easier for companies across the UK and beyond to send, sign, and manage documents digitally with our easy-to-use eSignature platform. From start-ups to established brands, thousands of businesses trust Signable to streamline their workflows and reduce their reliance on paper.

But we’re not just a tech company - we’re a people-first business with a strong culture of support, autonomy, and impact. Whether we’re improving product features, evolving how we work together, or embedding inclusivity into everything we do, our focus is always on creating great experiences for our team and our customers.

With ambitious plans for growth, we’re building a team that’s curious, collaborative, and excited about making things better - for our customers, our planet, and each other.

What you'll be doing:

As an Engineering Team Manager, you will manage and grow a team of talented engineers, focusing primarily on people - their development, motivation, and performance. You'll help shape how we work and scale as a team, creating an environment where engineers thrive, collaborate effectively, and deliver their best work.

While you'll remain close to the technical side, your success will be measured by how your team grows, performs, and evolves, not by your own coding output.

You'll work closely with the Head of Engineering to strengthen our structure, ensure alignment with business goals, and support the professional growth of every engineer in your team.

• Lead, mentor and coach a team of engineers - guiding them through challenges, supporting their growth, and fostering a culture of trust and accountability
• Shape the environment where engineers can do their best work - improving clarity, removing blockers, and helping teams deliver consistently
• Partner with other Team Managers to align priorities, identify cross-squad dependencies, and ensure consistency across engineering
• Working closely with our Talent Acquisition team to attract and hire great people - helping shape role descriptions, participating in interviews, and ensuring new hires are onboarded effectively.
• Own your team's development conversations, competency reviews, and personal development plans, ensuring progression and recognition are fair and transparent
• Build strong relationships with Product and other stakeholders to translate business goals into clear, achievable outcomes
• Help shape and maintain engineering standards - technical quality, secure development practices, and a culture of continuous improvement
• Champion change - modernising how we deliver software and fostering a mindset of learning, feedback, and innovation

Why this role matters
This is a key role in shaping the future of Engineering at Signable. As we grow, your leadership will directly influence how our teams evolve, how our culture matures, and how we deliver for our customers.

You'll help engineers progress in their careers, improve how we build software, and create a team environment where people genuinely enjoy their work and feel supported to do their best.

Our ideal candidate:

People and leadership

• Deeply people-focused - you take pride in seeing others grow, learn, and succeed
• Proven experience managing and developing engineers at different levels
• Skilled in coaching, feedback, and performance conversations
• Experienced in using competency frameworks and PDPs to guide growth and progression
• Able to build high-performing teams, set clear expectations, and maintain accountability
• Strong communicator - able to translate between technical and non-technical audiences, bringing clarity and alignment
• Comfortable driving cultural and process change that improves how teams work together

Technical understanding

• Solid foundation in software engineering - ideally with experience in PHP (Laravel), Vue.js, and AWS (ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, Lambda), or similar technologies
• Understands modern development practices - CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and version control
• Pragmatic approach to technical decision-making - focusing on value, quality, and delivery

Compliance awareness

• Understanding of standards such as Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, SOC II, or GDPR, and their implications for secure development and delivery

Please note: The qualifications and experiences above act as a loose guide to what we’re looking for. We’d still love to hear from you if you have more or less experience, so long as the core skills can be demonstrated

Our interview process

Our interview process is designed to be straightforward and respectful of your time while giving you the chance to show us how you think and work, and help us learn more about you.

• Initial chat - an informal conversation with the Head of Engineering and Principal Engineer. This is a chance to learn more about Signable, the role, and to share your background and motivations. This is also your opportunity to ask us questions and see if Signable is the right fit for you - 45 to 60 mins.
• Project stage (paid) - you'll be invited to complete a realistic project, reflecting the kind of challenges you'd face in the role. This is a paid exercise, to recognise your time and effort. You'll submit your work ahead of the next stage - 3 to 4 hours.
• Final interview - a deeper conversation with the engineering leadership team where you'll walk us through your project, discuss your approach, and explore your leadership style. This is also your opportunity to ask us any further questions you may have - 45 to 60 mins.

Occasionally, for some candidates we may also arrange a short chemistry call with a few team members you would work directly with. This is informal and designed to give both you and the team a sense of how working together might feel.

Some of our great benefits include:

• Unlimited annual leave -  including time off for religious holidays 
• £50 per month to spend on either your wellbeing or development
• Flexible working hours for everyone
• Enhanced paid parental leave
• Free face-to-face counselling for up to 8 sessions
• Life assurance & income protection
  
• Health support plan for things like eyecare, dentist, medical support 
• Option to join our AVIVA Private Medical Insurance scheme
• Mac or PC? Your choice… just let us know
• EMI share options 
• Take a look at the full list of our benefits here

Our Office

• Multi-purpose office space with open desk areas, quiet working booths and collaboration spaces
• Private rooms available for religious observance, meditation and reflection
• Casual dress  - wear whatever you feel comfortable in & represents you
• On-site showers
• Secure lockers
• Dog friendly office

Find out how we hire here

Find out more about our Product department here

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